Developers in Singapore sold 616 private homes last month, making for a 64.3 per cent fall from the 1,724 units they moved in July and a 50.6 per cent drop from the 1,246 units booked in August last year.

Resale prices of private non-landed homes in August fell for the first time in 12 months after property cooling measures took effect in July. Condominiums and private apartments saw a 0.2 per cent drop in prices in August from the previous month, according to the lates...